Watching CNBC – A Bollywood Rasik’s Perspective
Last week, as I watched CNBC during the day, I was struck by similarities between my reactions to watching Bollywood Films and my reactions to watching CNB...
Category: Current Affairs
The Greatest Publishing Project of Recent Years – Conceived and Implemented in America
I would hazard a guess that every notable scholarly pursuit in American history began at Harvard. This may be my naiveté or the pain of having paid four years o...
From the Tang Dynasty in 5th century CE to 21st Century Beijing – A Tradition of Sanskrut Scholarship
During his recent visit to China, Pranab Mukherjee, the External Affairs Minister of India, handed over the prestigious Padma Bhushan certificate and medallion ...
TV Specials “India Rising” – The Good – CNBC – Erin Burnett
CNBC aired its documentary “India Rising – The New Empire” by Erin Burnett on Sunday, June 22 at 10pm. This Erin Burnett documentary is as Goo...
TV Specials “India Rising” – The Bad & The Ugly – PBS – Paul Beban
On Sunday, June 22, the PBS show “Now” aired its documentary about India called “India Rising.” Rarely can a show be called both Bad and...
Bollywood – Convergence of Sanskrut, Persian and English
While many countries have benefited from the influences and traditions of one or two of History’s globally dominant languages (see previous article), Indi...
State of the Art Defense – First you cry and them you gotta laugh – “Chindia” line of control
Last week, we wrote about the increasing level of tensions between China and India all along the line of control. We mentioned Ladakh – Aksai-Chin area on...
Dr. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale – Is his ignorance symptomatic of Global Investors?
Editor’s Update- September 12, 2009 – The issues discussed in this article are now getting noticed by the global media. The New York Times recently ...
Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the US Federal Reserve – A Must Read
According to Bloomberg News, Two-Year US Treasury Yields rose 65 basis points (0.65%) this week to 3.02%, the largest such move since August 1982. The financial...
If you like Oreos, you will love Bourbons – Inspired by Mark Haines
During the “Sacred Cow” conversation on CNBC, Erin Burnett told Mark Haines that she was so busy working on her special that she did not have time t...